JP3282333B2 - Car accessory box structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an accessory box structure for a motor vehicle, and more particularly to an accessory box structure with a cup holder having a cooling and heat retaining function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some automobiles include, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-17.
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 5917, a cylindrical holder part having a cup holder hole is housed in a vent of air-conditioning air in a vehicle cabin, and is attached so as to be able to be pulled out. There is known a device in which a beverage container, a cup, or the like (hereinafter, simply referred to as a cup) is inserted and held in a holder hole so that the cup can be cooled or kept warm by air-conditioning air blown from a blowout port.

In addition, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-46208, air for air conditioning is introduced into a glove box provided on the passenger side of an instrument panel, and the air is introduced into the glove box. There is a known cup that can be cooled or kept warm with air for air conditioning.

[0004]

In the former structure, the air-conditioning air outlet is closed by the cup held in the holder, so that the cooling and heating effect in the passenger compartment may be impaired. In such a case, since the cup is housed in the glove box, there is a possibility that the storage and arrangement of small items in the glove box may be impaired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides an accessory box structure for an automobile, which can hold a cup without impairing the storage and organization of small items and can cool or heat the cup.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an accessory box having a main accessory compartment at a lower portion and a sub accessory accessory portion having a large depth at an upper portion is formed at an arbitrary position in a vehicle interior. Then, a duct portion is formed below the main accessory compartment with its bottom wall as a boundary, and the duct portion is connected to a vent duct arranged inside the instrument panel, while a rear portion of the bottom wall is formed. Forming an opening and storing the table closing the opening at the storage position on the bottom wall at the storage position in the accessory box and the use position in the vehicle compartment;
Drawer freely while disposed in communication with the duct part through the opening in its use position in the table, main cup holder hole for holding by projecting the cup into the duct portion
Formed on the rear side of the accessory compartment
It is inserted and held at the rear of the bottom wall of the container .

According to the second aspect, the duct portion is formed in a flat shape substantially equal to the bottom area of the main accessory storage portion.

[0008]

According to the first aspect, when the table is pulled out to the use position, the cup holder hole of the table is located at the opening at the rear of the main accessory compartment and communicates with the duct. If the cup is inserted and held, the cup protrudes into the duct portion and can be cooled or kept warm by air-conditioning air flowing through the duct portion.

[0009] In this cup holder use state, the cup is located behind the bottom wall of the main accessory compartment, so that it does not interfere with the articles stored in the main accessory compartment. Because it is stored in the sub accessory case,
The storability is not impaired, and it does not hinder the operation of taking out and holding the cup.

According to the second aspect, the duct portion is formed in a flat shape substantially equal to the bottom area of the main accessory storage portion.
Even if the cup protrudes into the duct portion, the flow area can be secured, so that the flow rate of the blown air downstream of the duct portion can be sufficiently secured.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an instrument panel, 2 denotes a center console formed in the center of the instrument panel 1, and a small box 3 with an open rear portion is assembled and mounted on a lower portion thereof. is there.

The accessory box 3 is formed with a main accessory box 4 having a sufficient capacity to accommodate accessories such as personal belongings of an occupant in a lower portion, and a comparison portion such as an atlas or a car verification is formed in the upper portion. A sub-accessory section 5 having a deep depth capable of storing small articles M such as long books is provided.

Numeral 6 designates a duct formed below the main accessory compartment 4 with its bottom wall 4a as a boundary. In this embodiment, the duct 6 is formed with the bottom area of the main accessory compartment 4 and the bottom area. It is formed in a substantially flat shape.

The duct 6 has front and rear connection ports 6a and 6b, respectively. The front connection port 6a branches off from a vent duct (not shown) provided inside the instrument panel 1. Center part 7 of vent branch duct 7
a of the side branch 7b of the vent branch duct 7.
Are connected to floor-side outlets 8 formed on both lower sides of the center console section 2.

On the other hand, the connection port 6b at the rear of the duct 6 is
In this embodiment, a rear outlet 9a formed on the rear surface of the floor console 9 connected to the center console 2.
Is connected to the duct extension 10 connected to the.

An opening 11 is formed in the center of the rear of the bottom wall 4a of the main accessory box 4, and a table 12 is provided on the bottom wall 4a.

In the present embodiment, the bottom wall 4a is arranged such that the rear portion from the portion where the opening 11 is formed is smaller than the front portion than the table portion.
Is formed one step lower by the plate thickness.

The table 12 traverses the opening 11 horizontally in the front-rear direction from above the rear portion of the bottom wall 4a.
a guide rail portions 13 formed on both sides of the lower surface of the front part of FIG.
Is slidably assembled in the front-rear direction along the line, and can be stored and pulled out at a storage position in the accessory box 3 and a use position pulled out into the vehicle compartment.

The table 12 closes the opening 11 of the bottom wall 4a at the storage position.
2 is a use position pulled out into the vehicle interior, and the opening 11
And two cup holder holes 14 are formed so as to communicate with the duct portion 6 so as to protrude and hold the cup C into the duct portion 6.

According to the structure of the above embodiment, the accessory box 3 is provided with the main accessory section 4 in the lower part and the sub accessory part 5 with a large depth in the upper part. The long accessories M such as a book are stored in the main accessory storage unit 4 and the small accessories M are stored in the sub accessory storage unit 5 so that the orderability can be improved.

When the table 12 is pulled out to the use position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the cup holder hole 14 of the table 12 is located at the opening 11 and communicates with the duct portion 6. If C is inserted and held, the cup C protrudes into the duct portion 6 and can be cooled or kept warm by air-conditioning air flowing through the duct portion 6.

In the cup holder used state in which the table 12 is pulled out and the cup C is inserted and held in the cup holder hole 14 as described above, the cup C is present on the rear side of the bottom wall 4a of the main accessory container 4, so that the main It does not obstruct the stored articles stored in the accessory storage section 4.

Further, since the long small articles M are stored in the upper sub-accessory section 5 as described above, the storing property is not impaired in a small manner.
It does not interfere with the holding operation.

Further, since the table 12 is drawn out of the accessory box 3 into the vehicle compartment as described above, the table 12 is located near the occupant's hand, and the usability of the table 12 is improved.
Moreover, when not in use, it is stored in the accessory box 3, so that it does not take up an occupied space in the vehicle interior.

On the other hand, even in such a use state of the cup holder, the duct portion 6 is originally provided separately from the vent outlet of the air conditioning unit (not shown), and is substantially the same as the bottom area of the main accessory compartment 4. Even if the cup C protrudes into the duct 6, the flow area can be secured even if the cup C protrudes into the duct 6, so that the amount of air blown downstream of the duct 6, that is, from the rear outlet 9 a of the floor console 9. The amount of air blown out can be sufficiently ensured, and the cooling / heating effect in the passenger compartment is not impaired.

On the other hand, the table 12 is
If it is stored in the storage position in the inside, the opening 11
2, there is no leakage of air from the opening 11, and the entire amount of air flowing through the duct 6 can be blown out from the rear outlet 9.

In the above embodiment, the accessory box 3
Although a rear-open type is shown as an example, a lid-attached type may be configured as a matter of course, and the accessory box 3 may not be incorporated into the lower portion of the center console section 2 without using a small box. The lower part of the center console part 2 may be constituted by 3 itself.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the center console section 2 of the instrument panel 1 is exemplified. However, in addition to the glove box 15 provided on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel 1, a rear side section is provided. The present invention can also be applied to the accessory storage section.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the accessory box has a structure in which the main accessory box is provided at the lower part and the sub accessory accessory part having a large depth is provided at the upper part, the main accessory and the accessory accessory box are provided. Of course, small items can be sorted and stored to improve organizability, but when the table is pulled out to the use position, the cup holder hole of the table is located at the opening at the rear of the main accessory compartment and communicates with the duct part. If the cup is inserted and held in the cup holder hole, the cup is disposed so as to protrude into the duct portion, and can be cooled or kept warm by air-conditioning air flowing through the duct portion.

In such a cup holder use state, since the cup is present at the rear of the bottom wall of the main accessory compartment, it does not interfere with the articles stored in the main accessory compartment, and the long small articles are not described above. As it is stored in the upper sub-accessory section as above, it does not impair its storage,
There is no hindrance to taking out and holding the cup.

Further, the duct portion is originally provided separately from the vent outlet of the air conditioning unit, and is formed in a flat shape substantially the same as the bottom area of the main accessory compartment to increase the duct circulation area. As a result, the air flow is not interrupted by the cup, and the amount of air blown out of the duct can be sufficiently secured, and the cooling and heating effect in the vehicle compartment is not slightly impaired. Having.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the accessory box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 3 Accessory box 4 Main accessory compartment 4a Bottom wall 5 Sub accessory compartment 6 Duct 7 Vent duct 11 Opening 12 Table 14 Cup holder hole

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 7/06 B60H 1/32 611 B60N 3/10

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An accessory box having a main accessory compartment at a lower part and a sub accessory accessory part having a large depth at an upper part is formed at an arbitrary part in a vehicle interior. A duct section is formed at the bottom wall, and the duct section is connected to a vent duct disposed inside the instrument panel, while an opening is formed at the rear of the bottom wall, and the duct section is stored in the bottom wall. A table that closes the opening at the position is stored in the storage position in the accessory box and the use position in the vehicle compartment, and is disposed so as to be able to be pulled out, and the table is used at the use position in the duct portion through the opening. A cup holder hole is formed at the rear side of the main accessory compartment to communicate with and hold the cup by projecting it into the duct.
Inserts into the rear of the bottom wall of the main accessory compartment
Glove box structure of a motor vehicle, characterized in that it was. 2. A duct according to claim 1, wherein the duct is formed to have a flat shape substantially equal to a bottom area of the main accessory container.
The structure of the accessory box of the vehicle as described.